§ 14-233-106 - New members -- Withdrawal of old members.
14-233-106. New members -- Withdrawal of old members.
(a) (1) After the creation of a sanitation authority, any other municipality, county, or district may become a member upon application to the authority, after adoption of an ordinance or resolution by its governing body making the determination prescribed in 14-233-105 and authorizing the municipality, county, or district to participate, and with the unanimous consent of the members of the authority evidenced by ordinance or resolution of their governing bodies.
(2) Copies of the ordinances or resolutions, certified by the respective clerks or secretaries of the member municipalities, counties, and districts, together with an amendment to the application signed by the county judge, mayor, or presiding officer of each member and prospective member in the manner provided in 14-233-105, shall be filed with the Secretary of State, whereupon the Secretary of State shall make and issue an amendment to the certificate of incorporation setting forth the then-current names of the member municipalities, counties, and districts.
(b) (1) Any municipality, county, or district may withdraw from a sanitation authority at any time without the consent of the other members of the authority. All contractual rights acquired and obligations incurred while the municipality, county, or district was a member shall remain in full force and effect.
(2) The withdrawal shall become effective upon the adoption of an ordinance by the withdrawing municipality or county or, in the case of a district, the adoption of a resolution, and the filing of the ordinance or resolution with the Secretary of State together with an amendment signed by the mayor of the withdrawing municipality, the county judge of the withdrawing county, or the presiding officer of a district in the manner provided in 14-233-105, whereupon the Secretary of State shall make and issue an amendment to the certificate of incorporation setting forth the then-current names of the member municipalities, counties, and districts.